Lodges were hard to come by in Kolkata
Lodges were hard to come by in Kolkata. It was the month of July when taking a train ride from Ajmer to Sealdah, i happenned to secure a train connectivity to Howrah from Jasidih. Having spent the entire night sitting in the coach, the need to take a lodge in Kolkata became all the more essential. Took a local to bally and after laborious search lasting three hours zeroed in on a lodge in Dakshineswar. When in the evening decided to pursue the room i was told to check in, the circumstances in the developing hour suggested i better take another lodge. So a lodge near the Dakshineswar railway station was all i could get. Given for a little over 14 hours, i had to check out by 10 the next morning. The entire day was spent in seeking a room in Surya Sen Street and beyond. When it emerged by five in the evening that i won't be able to get a room , i purchase a sleeper class ticket for a train to depart the next day. And collected my luggage from the store room of the lodge where had i spent the previous night. The night was spent in the waiting hall meant for sleeper class passengers with the bench strength equal to the capacity of those reporting there. By morning the crowd assembling inside looked to be unmanageable.
As i made a series of calls to different lodges to find about the room and the availability, some banging the phone and some proving to be staff member rather the owner when one could fairly make out it was the owner on the other side. The best part about Howrah station is that it has no structures so as to speak about eliciting a response that does not fall short of hysteria. As for some of the houses in the city it has been built on hope and with enough goodwill not generating a response which an irresponsibly raised structure whose very foundation and the floors above can be lethal on a broad scale. Queries on why i was moving from here and there was something on which the response was kept to myself. Took a train leaving from Kolkata station in the evening, taking two nights and two days to reach Delhi. In the coach, the guy from marketing research firm was a blessing indeed. As for rest of the journey, the art of keeping yourself tied to reading can take away the challenges that a long distance train entails.
Dakshineswar station has a charm of its own. Taking a ride to Sealdah brought me face to face with a student pursuing animation from an institution affiliated to a state in the northeast.
Lodges were hard to come by in Kolkata. It was the month of July when taking a train ride from Ajmer to Sealdah, i happenned to secure a train connectivity to Howrah from Jasidih. Having spent the entire night sitting in the coach, the need to take a lodge in Kolkata became all the more essential. Took a local to bally and after laborious search lasting three hours zeroed in on a lodge in Dakshineswar. When in the evening decided to pursue the room i was told to check in, the circumstances in the developing hour suggested i better take another lodge. So a lodge near the Dakshineswar railway station was all i could get. Given for a little over 14 hours, i had to check out by 10 the next morning. The entire day was spent in seeking a room in Surya Sen Street and beyond. When it emerged by five in the evening that i won't be able to get a room , i purchase a sleeper class ticket for a train to depart the next day. And collected my luggage from the store room of the lodge where had i spent the previous night. The night was spent in the waiting hall meant for sleeper class passengers with the bench strength equal to the capacity of those reporting there. By morning the crowd assembling inside looked to be unmanageable.
As i made a series of calls to different lodges to find about the room and the availability, some banging the phone and some proving to be staff member rather the owner when one could fairly make out it was the owner on the other side. The best part about Howrah station is that it has no structures so as to speak about eliciting a response that does not fall short of hysteria. As for some of the houses in the city it has been built on hope and with enough goodwill not generating a response which an irresponsibly raised structure whose very foundation and the floors above can be lethal on a broad scale. Queries on why i was moving from here and there was something on which the response was kept to myself. Took a train leaving from Kolkata station in the evening, taking two nights and two days to reach Delhi. In the coach, the guy from marketing research firm was a blessing indeed. As for rest of the journey, the art of keeping yourself tied to reading can take away the challenges that a long distance train entails.
Dakshineswar station has a charm of its own. Taking a ride to Sealdah brought me face to face with a student pursuing animation from an institution affiliated to a state in the northeast.
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